The Conference welcomed over 70 participants from international organizations, private enterprises, city governments, and more. Active exchange for matching needs of emerging cities with solutions from international organizations and firms realized through exhibitions and practical discussions involving all participants.

The 6th Asia Smart City Conference

Preliminary Report

October 25 (Wed) October 26 (Thu) October 27 (Fri)

Site visits showcasing smart city development in Yokohama

Parallel events

Yokohama Youth Event 2017 Organizer: City of Yokohama,

Yokohama National University (YNU) and Yokohama City

University (YCU)

Smart Urban Development Conference

Organizer: World Bank-ADB

The 6th Asia Smart City Conference

Organizer: City of Yokohama

Date: October 25, 2017 (Wed) 13:00-17:30 Participants: Approx. 50 attendees from the 6th Asia Smart City Conference (participation optional) Locations: Hokubu Sewerage Center, Environmental Planning Bureau

(1-6-8 Suehirocho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama) Kohoku Newtown (Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama)

Hokubu Sewerage Center Hokubu Sewerage Center Kohoku Newtown

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The “FutureCity” initiative is a national project to create robust cities by comprehensively addressing diverse social and environmental issues such as super-aging populations. Yokohama was designated as a FutureCity by the Japanese government in December 2011.

The 6th Asia Smart City Conference and parallel events

October 25 (Wed) Yokohama Infrastructure Tour

Yokohama Youth Event 2017 hosted by City of Yokohama, Yokohama National University (YNU) and Yokohama City University (YCU) Date: November 26, 2017 (Thu) 14:00-17:00 Venue: Conference Center 301, Pacifico Yokohama

Smart Urban Development Conference hosted by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank Date: November 26, 2017 (Thu) 09:00-17:00 Venue: Ballroom, 3rd floor, InterContinental Yokohama Grand

October 26 (Thu) Parallel Events

This event was arranged as a follow-up project to the Host Country Youth Event held during the 50th ADB Annual Meeting in May this year. Students from Yokohama National University and Yokohama City University gave presentations and took part in discussions in English about urban development with international specialists, Asian Development Bank economists, and other experts. The discussions covered high-level topics such as smart city development in Asia and the role of Japanese firms in emerging Asia’s infrastructure.

The Smart Urban Development Conference, presented by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, invited both foreign and domestic experts as well as representatives from Asian city governments to share know-how and discuss efficient and effective solutions to urban development in both developed and developing regions.

1. Overview Yokohama, a “FutureCity,” has hosted the Asia Smart City Conference, where the mayors of

emerging Asian cities, experts from international organizations, and other stakeholders gather to share their expertise and work together to build sustainable cities, since 2012.

The 6th Asia Smart City Conference welcomed over 70 participants from international organizations, academic institutions, private enterprises, the Government of Japan, and individual city governments, mainly from emerging Asia.

The content of the discussions was compiled as the 6th Asia Smart City Conference Declaration, or Yokohama Declaration, and introduced at COP23.

2. Details ・ During the morning session, representatives from cities and organizations gave presentations and

held discussions on four themes. Thematic Meeting 1: Waste and sludge treatment in smart cities Thematic Meeting 2: Approaches towards energy saving/low carbon urban development Thematic Meeting 3: Use of ICT/Bid Data Thematic Meeting 4: Japanese experience

・ Private firms from Yokohama presented their unique technologies and services at the lunch venue and took advantage of business matching opportunities with cities, private enterprises, and donor organizations.

・ At the plenary meeting in the afternoon, Mayor Hayashi’s opening speech was followed by keynote speeches from Mr. Iwao Horii, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan; Mr. Yasuo Takahashi, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs from the Ministry of the Environment; and Mr. Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD.

・ At the roundtable sessions, Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, Special Advisor for Y-PORT Center and President of the Resources Center, served as the overall moderator. He led discussions that incorporated the results of the morning meetings as well as input from international organizations, the results of Yokohama’s initiatives, shared urban issues among Asian cities, and each organization’s knowledge and technologies.

・ Closing remarks were given by Dr. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President of IGES, followed by Student Speeches on the results of the discussions at the Yokohama Youth Event held on the 26th.

・ The participants’ contributions to the dialogue throughout the conference were integrated into the 6th Asia Smart City Conference Declaration (Yokohama Declaration), which was announced by Mayor Hayashi and Mayor Osmeña of Cebu City and adopted by the attendees.

October 27 (Fri) The 6th Asia Smart City Conference

Date: October 27, 2017 (Fri) 9:30-17:00 Venue: InterContinental Yokohama Grand (1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama) Host: City of Yokohama Supporters: Cabinet Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of the

Environment, IGES, JICA, Yokohama City University Participating Cities: Nausori (Fiji); Mumbai (India); Bandung (Indonesia); Penang, Seberang Perai

(Malaysia); Male (Maldives); Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia); Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Province of Cebu, Cebu, Compostela, Consolacion, Danao, Mandaue, Naga, San Fernando (Philippines); Colombo (Sri Lanka); Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam); Fukuoka, Higashimatsushima, Kitakyushu, Kobe , Toyama, Yokohama (Japan)

*countries (cities) in alphabetical order Participating Organizations: Japanese government (Cabinet Office, Cabinet Secretariat, MOFA, MOF,

MLIT, MOE), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Fundación Metrópoli, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), ICLEI, IGES, JBIC, JICA, JOIN, Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB), OECD, Seoul Urban Solutions Agency, UN-HABITAT, World Bank, etc.

【Thematic Meetings】 ●Thematic Meetings

●Lunch/Business Matching

Exhibitors: CITYNET Yokohama Project Office, Environmental Planning Bureau and Waterworks Bureau, City of Yokohama, NEC Corporation, YOKOHAMA URBAN SOLUTION ALLIANCE, Finetech Co., Ltd., GUUN Co., Ltd., JFE Engineering Corporation, Takenaka Corporation, Unimation System Inc., Housing and Architecture Bureau, City of Yokohama, its communications Inc., NTT Urban Development Corporation, TOKYU CORPORATION, TOKYU LAND CORPORATION.

Event Overview

Program

【Plenary Meeting】 Opening Session ● Opening Speech: Fumiko Hayashi, Mayor of Yokohama

●Keynote Speeches

Iwao Horii,

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan

Yasuo Takahashi, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs,

Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General,

OECD

Roundtable Session

Moderator：Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, Special Advisor for Y-PORT Center/President, The Resources Center Panelists：Session 1

・ Gil-Hong Kim, Senior Director concurrently Chief Sector Officer for Sector Advisory Service Cluster of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank

・ Prof. Fumihiko Nakamura, Vice President, Yokohama National University ・ Dr. Alfonso Vegara, Special Advisor for Y-PORT Center/Founder and Honorary President,

Fundación Metrópoli ・ Dr. Junichi Fujino, Programme Director, City Taskforce, IGES/Senior Researcher, Center

for Social and Environmental System, NIES ・ Daniel A. Levine, Senior Officer, TDLC, World Bank Group

Session 2 ・ Atsushi Koresawa, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, UN-HABITAT ・ Lena Ng, Chief Investment Officer, Amata Corporation PCL ・ Takashi Otsuka, Director, Japan Office, ICLEI ・ Efren B. Carreon, Regional Director, MCDCB Secretariat - NEDA RO7, National

Economic and Development Authority Region VII (In behalf of Province of Cebu)

Closing Session

●Closing Remarks: Dr. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President, IGES

●Student Speech: Gen Hayauchi, Yokohama National University (YNU)

Tuomas Salmi, Yokohama City University (YCU)

● Yokohama Declaration at the 6th Asia Smart City Conference

Tomas R. Osmeña, Mayor of Cebu Fumiko Hayashi, Mayor of Yokohama